After the loss of BORDERS Bookstores and the recent closing of the Kahala Mall Barnes & Noble, there are fewer opportunities to properly peruse through the latest Hawai’i books. Even at the Hawai’i Book and Music Festival it’s hard to get a grasp on all the different titles that are being published locally. Well, the […]
Love buying books? Then you will love this sale. You can help celebrate University of Hawai‘i Press’ 66th anniversary by saving up to 66% for an entire week during their biggest online sale of the year. The sale lasts from Thursday, October 3, noon (HST) until Thursday, October 10, noon (HST). You can save 47%* or […]
Looking for a great deal on some children’s and young adult titles? Then you might want to visit UH today and tomorrow for the Children’s Literature Hawaii Used Book Sale! Here are some of the details: Who: Children’s Literature Hawaii Date: Thursday & Friday, April 25-26, 2013 Time: 10 am to 5 pm Location: University of […]
The University of Hawaiʻi Press held some great sales the last few weeks such as their Year of the Snake sale (40% off China books), or the first and second Five Dollar Friday sales where they place a few select titles on sale for only $5 that day (here’s hoping for a third…and so on). […]
[gn_quote]A book is the best holiday gift — full of good stuff, but completely non-fattening!*[/gn_quote] Starting from today, this coming week is full of great opportunities on Oʻahu to do some holiday gift shopping for the book lover on your Christmas lists. Check out these three book sales offering new books at discounted holiday sale […]
The Friends of the Aina Haina Public Library will be holding a Mahalo Book Sale for 6 hours only! The Friends of Aina Haina want to say Mahalo to the community for their support, continued donations throughout, and mostly for their patience while their book sales were on hold during the deliberation of bill HB1054. […]
Children Literature Hawaii (CLH) is hosting a children’s book sale to help raise funds for the June 2012 Biennial Conference. There will be good deals on previously-owned children and young adult titles and we encourage people of all ages to drop by and take a look. This sale isn’t just for parents! CLH hopes people […]
This past week, UH Press announced that it had a big surprise for readers coming. I briefly pondered as to what it might be, but quickly placed it on the back burner as Misty and I have been extremely busy preparing for the upcoming Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival and Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards. When […]
It will be Christmas in October at the Annual Friends of the Aina Haina Public Library book sale. This year the two-day sale will be held on October 28 and 29 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Aina Haina Public Library located at 5246 Kalanianaole Hwy in the Aina Haina Shopping Center. The front […]
This past Thursday, August 18, we checked out Borders at Ward Centre to check on the status of the Borders closing sale. When we visited the Hawaiiana section found on the second floor, we noticed the discount had risen to 40%! If you’re looking to get some brand new books about Hawaii, you can’t go […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Hawaii Book Blog is mobile! We’ve had a mobile version of the website for a couple months now, but for those of you who do a majority of your browsing on a smartphone (iPhone, Android, […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi Book Blog is the best place to learn about and discuss the literature of our islands. Come in and ‘talk story’ about your favorite Hawaiʻi books and authors – no need take off slippahs!
